Philippine Normal University
COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND TEACHER EDUCATION RESEARCH
E. ED 501 – Foundations of Elementary Education
Worksheet #2 – Learning Theories and Classroom Practices
NAME: ROANN M. DE NAVA
Classroom Practice Description Applicable Learning Theory
1. Learning in This is one of the strategies II randomly used playing as
playing used when I was teaching in a one of the classroom
private school in 2019 with strategies. I would start it by
my grade 1 pupils. clapping three times to give
my students a sign that we
will be playing for them to
easily understand our lesson.
So, whenever my pupils hear
or see me clapping my hands,
they are excited because they
associated it with playing with
me in the classroom.
2. Class call Backs I use some class callbacks to This is connected with the
manage my classroom theory of connectionism
properly. Here are some because it is a product
examples between stimulus and
“Macaroni and cheese… response. For example,
everybody freeze!” whenever I say “Macaroni
“Tootsie roll, lollipop… we and cheese” (stimulus) the
were talking, now we’ll stop” pupils will reply and
“Ready to listen… ready to eventually demonstrate
learn!” “everybody
freeze”(response).
3. Submission of In the teaching and learning In my class, I give plus-points
outputs process, we are very for students who tend to
particular about deadlines. complete their outputs
Deadlines are important to before or on time and minus
respect each other time and points for those who did not
to help us collaborate toward meet the expected time of
achieving a shared goal. submission. This is operant
conditioning because it
reinforces reasonable results
from their actions.
Conclusion
Playing is one of the best and
most effective strategies I
used in my class at that time
because I knew that pupils are
happy, enjoying, and learning
at the same time. By using
classical conditioning in my
class, I created a positive
learning environment to help
them discover things.
I practiced these class
callbacks with my pupils for
about 2 weeks for them to
master it all, since they are in
grade 1 at that time. Luckily,
they did an impressive
response, and I disciplined
them pretty well using this
theory of connectionism. This
is much better than using
sticks or shouting at them to
call their attention because it
will only create fear and
negative emotions.
Operant conditioning helps us,
educators, to understand how
behavior is learned. Positive
reinforcement and
punishment are one of many
ways to discipline our pupils,
so they’ll know when, why,
and how to make things.
4. Interactive Interactive discussion is This is connected with the
Discussion allowing both sides in the meaningful learning theory of
class to continuously transferAusubel because the
information and be engaged interactive discussion is
with the lessons. where students can share
both their prior knowledge
and experiences towards the
lessons. Through meaningful
theory, students will make
sense of everything that they
learn from school. I always
use this strategy to have an
active interaction with my
students, especially now that
we are still using online-
distance learning.
5. Hands-on Hands-on activities are The hands-on activities that I
activities activities where we allow our use with my students are one
students to actively involve way to let them discover and
themselves in doing a learn about certain things on
particular thing rather than their own. With my guidance,
just discussing it. of course, they could
construct their ideas and
understanding of the world
through first-hand
experiences.
Note: Since I am teaching in tertiary education with online distance learning, I honestly find it hard to pinpoint the
classroom practices that would be applicable to the given learning theories cited in this activity. That’s why I have
used my past and present classroom practices po so I could clearly explain and link my experiences in this worksheet.
I hope this will do, thank you Ma’am.
Meaningful learning theory is
what will make students
remember, analyze and make
a comparison that will help
them more in their learning
goals. Through this students
will be motivated and actively
engaged in the class.
The Discovery learning
method encourages learners
to boost prior knowledge, be
imaginative, utilize their
creativity and look for
solutions and discover facts
about particular things. This is
also a good way to help turn
our students into lifelong
learners.